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Ron Wyden: “The steel tariffs seem to be increasing company profits, but not increasing wages for the workers.”

On the recordSeptember 25, 2018
The steel tariffs seem to be increasing company profits, but not increasing wages for the workers.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden highlights the disparity between corporate profits and worker wages due to steel tariffs.

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